There are around 86,000 Canadian registered charities and another 80‑100,000 non-profits in Canada.
Registered charities alone generate over $300 billion in revenue annually. Donors, regulators, media, the public, and other stakeholders have increasingly high standards for non-profits and charities.
At Blumbergs Professional Corporation we assist non‑profits and charities in Canada in trying to be transparent, legal, ethical, and effective.
Blumbergs Professional Corporation provides legal services and advice to Canadian Non-Profits and Charities that are operating in Canada, including the following:
- Incorporation of non-profits and organizing of non-profits including by-laws, resolutions and filings
- Obtaining registered charity status from the Charities Directorate
- Maintaining charitable status and dealing with CRA requirements
- ONCA transitions to bring Ontario non-profit corporations into compliance with ONCA
- Assisting Ontario non-profit corporation in moving from Ontario to the Federal CNCA
- Governance changes, including updating by-laws and articles and preparing or improving policies
- Operating social enterprises and related business
- Conducting advocacy and allowable political activities
- Assisting clients with CRA audits
- Facilitating foreign activities by Canadian charities
- Major agreements with donors and funders
- Legal and ethical issues with fundraising, fundraising contracts, major gifts, and planned giving
- Partnerships, affiliations, and mergers
- Risk management and informal legal audits
- Educational programs for boards, staff, and volunteers on legal and ethical issues
We maintain websites/blogs with extensive information on legal, ethical, and practical issues for Canadian non-profits and charities:
If you want to be up-to-date on non-profit and charity matters, consider signing up for our complimentary Canadian charity law newsletter or follow us on Twitter at @canadiancharity or Linkedin.
We understand that legal issues are only one of many matters that a charity, its executive staff, and board of directors have to deal with. We work with the non-profit or charity to prioritize action items and deal with the concerns in a way that provides the least disruption to the operation of a charity and its mission. In this way, a Non-Profit or Charity can proactively resolve issues so that donor, regulator, and media attention will remain focused on the good work of the charity and not be distracted by issues that should have been resolved.
We pride ourselves on providing high-quality advice that is practical and affordable and that integrates ethical issues with legal advice. Non-Profit and Charity law in Canada is both a growing area of law and also an increasingly complicated area.
Our team of lawyers practice almost exclusively on non-profit, charity and philanthropy compliance issues. We are based in Toronto and are pleased to assist non-profits and charities with various legal issues, whether relating to Canadian charities operating inside or outside Canada or foreign charities operating inside Canada. If you need assistance with non-profit and charity matters and wish to retain our law firm, then please contact us.